Lands within the former Holy Cross College, Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3
Laying out and preparing new recreational playing pitches at Holy Cross College.
0145/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 June 2024
- Reference
- 0145/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 23 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves levelling and preparing lands for use as recreational playing pitches. The playing surfaces will be prepared using soil excavated from an adjacent development site.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Expp: the development consists of the laying out and use of lands as playing pitches. It is proposed to layout and use lands for playing pitches. The proposed playing pitch areas will be levelled, and the playing surface prepared through placement of soil excavated from lands that are to be developed under 3270/21 locate adjacent to the proposed playing fields that are within the boundary of the former holy cross college and under the ownership of gambetto limited. The use of the playing pitched are for recreational use only and no charge is made for admission of the public to the land.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To ensure existing environmental amenities are protected in the predominantly residential future use of these lands.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Holycross Cottages, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 | Jan 2025 | €160,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 10, 182 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €340,000 | 140 m |
| Apt 11, 182 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €350,000 | 140 m |
| 15 Kingston Lodge, Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3 | Aug 2025 | €317,000 | 174 m |
| 27 Kingston Lodge, Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 207 m |
| Apartment1 71 73 Lower, Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €348,100 | 207 m |
| 179 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 | Apr 2025 | €650,000 | 213 m |
| 175 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9not full market price | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 218 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 June 2024
- Decision due15 July 2024
- Decision issued15 July 2024
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